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  • Virat Kohli is retiring from T20 cricket

    Virat Kohli is retiring from T20 cricket

    Former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from T20 cricket.

    After a sensational match, India defeated South Africa and became the T20 world champion once again.

    Speaking after the match, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20. He said that today was the last T20 World Cup and today’s final was the last match for India.

    Kohli was declared Man of the Match for the final.

    Virat has represented India in 125 T20 Internationals and scored 4188 runs with one century and 38 fifties.

  • Unbelievable: India defeats South Africa by seven runs in a thriller

    Unbelievable: India defeats South Africa by seven runs in a thriller

    India has defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup in Barbados.

    Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first.

    First inning:

    Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opened the innings. Sharma was caught out for 23 runs, followed by Rishabh Pant for no runs and Surya Kumar Yadav for 36 runs.

    Kohli and Akshar Patel batted responsibly and scored 72 runs for the fourth wicket. However, Akshar Patel was run out for 47 runs off 31 balls, with four sixes.

    After that, Kohli and Dubey took over the Indian batting, but Kohli was caught after scoring 76 runs.

    India scored 176 runs for losing seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Kohli scored 76, Akshar 47 and Shivam Dubey scored 27 runs.

    For South Africa, Enrich Nurkia and Keshav Maharaj dismissed two players each.

    But Indian bowlers made an impressive comeback when South Africa needed 30 runs on 30 balls. In the last over, Protease needed 16 runs, but Hardik Pandya bowled an excellent over and led the team to victory.

    Second inning:

    With India’s target of 177 runs, the start of South Africa’s innings was disappointing. The first two wickets fell for 12 runs.

    Quinton de Cook and Tristan Tubbs made a partnership of 58 runs for the third wicket to stabilize the team’s position, but Tristan Tubbs got out after scoring 31 runs.

    Quinton de Cook scored 39 runs and caught Kuldeep, but Klaasen played an aggressive innings and returned to the pavilion after scoring 52 runs off 27 balls with the help of 5 sixes and two fours.

  • How much will Pakistan cricket team get for its failed World Cup campaign?

    How much will Pakistan cricket team get for its failed World Cup campaign?

    Despite being eliminated in the first round of the T20 World Cup, the Pakistan cricket team has reaped substantial financial benefits.

    According to Urdu Point, each player of the will get PKR 1,674,336 as match fee and PKR 550,000 as daily allowance.

    A total of USD 247,500 (about seven crore Pakistani rupees) will be given by the International Cricket Council (ICC), from which 15 players and management will get more than PKR 4,300,000 per person.

    For winning two matches against Ireland and Canada, USD 62,308 dollars (about 1 crore 75 lakh rupees) are also to be given to the green shirts, from which more than PKR 1.1 million will be given per person.

    In total, more than PKR 76 lakh will be received by each player; this does not include sponsor logo money.

  • Who will be winner if T20 World Cup final washes out?

    Who will be winner if T20 World Cup final washes out?

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024 final is scheduled to be held tomorrow between India and South Africa, but the day is likely to be affected by rain.

    Rain is forecast in Barbados on Saturday, starting early morning.

    A reserve day has been set for the finals on Sunday, but there is a possibility of rain in Barbados on the reserve day as well.

    An extra time of 190 minutes has been scheduled for both the days of the final match. The official duration of the match is from 10:30 AM to 1:40 PM local time and in case of extra time, the game can continue till 4:50 PM.

    Note: If the final cannot be completed, then India and South Africa will jointly be declared T20 champions.

  • Second Semi-final: India defeats England by 68 runs

    Second Semi-final: India defeats England by 68 runs

    In the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, India qualified for the final after defeating the defending champion England.

    England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and invited India to bat first.

    First inning:

    When India scored 65 runs for 2 wickets in 8 overs, the match was stopped due to rain and the pitch was covered with covers, but the match resumed after some time.

    India did not have a good start against England, Virat Kohli failed to play a big innings this time too and was bowled by scoring only 9 runs.

    Newcomer batsman Rishabh Pant also failed to score big and returned to the pavilion for 4 runs, while captain Rohit Sharma and Surya Kumar Yadav played responsible batting and hit attractive shots all around the ground.

    However, then Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 57 and Surya Kumar Yadav scored 47 runs. Apart from this, Hardik Pandya returned for 23 runs, Shiv Dubey for zero and Akshar Patel for 10 runs while Jadeja remained not out for 17 runs.

    Thus, India scored 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

    On behalf of England, Chris Jordan took 3 wickets, Adil Rashid, Topley, Archer and Sam Curran took one wicket each.

    Second inning:

    Harry Brooke and Jos Buttler scored 25 runs and Jofra Archer scored 21 runs and Liam Livingston scored 11 runs.

    England’s Moeen Ali was dismissed for 8, Phil Salt scored 5 runs, Jonny Bairstow was dismissed for zero while Sam Curran and Adil Rashid scored 2 and 2 runs respectively.

    India’s Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets each while Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets.

  • Rishabh Pant praises Pakistani hip hop stars Young Stunners

    Rishabh Pant praises Pakistani hip hop stars Young Stunners

    Pakistani Hip Hop band Young Stunners is popular both in Pakistan and India. The duo are super popular across the border and Indian star wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant is also a fan.

    In a recent interview, when Rishabh was asked about his favourite songs, he said, “I don’t have any favourite song, but I like a song named ‘Afsaanay’. I love other songs sung by the same singers.”

    The famous music band started their journey 11 years ago with the songs ‘Burger e Karachi’ and ‘Maila Majnu’. The trio include Talha Anjum, Talha Younas, and their music production, Jokhay.

  • Sri Lankan head coach resigns after T20 World Cup embarrassment

    Sri Lankan head coach resigns after T20 World Cup embarrassment

    Chris Silverwood, head coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team, has resigned after the team’s poor performance in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup.

    Sri Lanka Cricket Board confirmed that Chris Silverwood has resigned from his position citing personal reasons.

    “Being an international coach requires a lot of time away and I have decided to step down after detailed consultations with family and close friends. Now is the time to spend some time with my family.”

    Sri Lanka won one match out of three while one match was washed out.

    Sri Lanka’s batting consultant Mahela Jayawardene also resigned yesterday.

  • Euro Cup 2024: Georgia defeats Portugal by 2-0

    Euro Cup 2024: Georgia defeats Portugal by 2-0

    In the Euro Cup 2024, second-tier team Georgia surprised everyone by defeating Portugal 0-2.

    With this win, Georgia also booked a place in the last 16, the former Soviet Republic of Georgia’s first appearance at a major world event and achieved a historic victory by defeating favorites Portugal.

    On behalf of Georgia, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the second minute of the match to give the team the lead, in the 57th minute of the match, Georges Mikautadze scored a penalty goal and strengthened the lead of the team.

    Portugal had already advanced to the next round as group winners.

    Portugal rested all 8 key players in this match and replaced them with other players sitting on the bench.

  • First semi-final: South Afrrica defeats Afghanistan by 9 wickets

    First semi-final: South Afrrica defeats Afghanistan by 9 wickets

    In the first semi-final of T20 World Cup, South Africa qualified for the final for the first time by defeating Afghanistan after a one-sided match by 9 wickets.

    Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first against Protease.

    First inning:

    The entire Afghanistan team was bowled out for just 56 runs in 11.5 overs.

    On behalf of Afghanistan, only Azmatullah Umarzai has managed to score 10 runs, Rehmanullah Garbaz, Muhammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad scored zero.

    Ibrahim Zadran 2, Gulbuddin Naib 9, Ningyalia Kharote 2, Karim Jannat 8, Rashid Khan 8 and Naveen ul Haq scored 2 runs.

    On behalf of South Africa, Marco Johnson and Tabriz Shamsi took 3, 3 wickets while Rabada and Enrique Nokia took 2, 2 wickets.

    Second inning:

    South African batsman Quinton de Kock, who came to open the innings against Afghanistan, returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs.

    South Africa’s Reza Hendricks played an unbeaten innings of 29 and captain Adrian Markram played a not out innings of 23 runs to take their team to the final.

    Fazl Haq Farooqui took the only wicket of the innings for Afghanistan.

    Today, the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup will be played between India and England at 7.30 pm in Providence, the final of the event will be played in Bridgetown on Saturday, June 29.

  • Inzamam-ul-Haq accuses India of ball-tampering against Australia

    Inzamam-ul-Haq accuses India of ball-tampering against Australia

    Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has accused India of ball-tampering during the Super Eight match against Australia.

    During a talk show on Samaa News on Monday, Inzamam said, “Arshdeep Singh was getting reverse swing in the 15th over. It doesn’t make sense to me because he doesn’t have the pace and bowling action that Bumrah has. I think the ball was being tampered with before the 15th over.”

    Sitting with Inzamam on the talk show, former Test cricketer Salim Malik agreed with the allegations. “Such allegations if proven, could tarnish the integrity of the game. This is a serious matter that needs a thorough investigation. The ICC should not allow these things to slip under its radar,” he remarked.

    Inzamam urged the ICC to open its eyes and investigate the alleged misconduct. He expressed dismay at the lack of vigilance on the part of cricket’s governing body, stressing the need for strict scrutiny and fairness in the game.

    India defeated Australia by 24 runs in the match.